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| 29/04/1956 | Angers SCO | - | Red Star Olympique Audonien | 6:1 | ||
| SO Montpelliérain | - | CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | 4:2 | |||
| Havre AC | - | FC Sète | 2:0 | |||
| CA de Paris | - | FC Rouen 1899 | 1:1 | |||
| Sporting Club de Toulon | - | Olympique Alès | 1:0 | |||
| US Valenciennes-Anzin | - | FC Nantes | 1:2 | |||
| Stade Rennais | - | AS Béziers (old) | 1:1 | |||
| Stade Français FC | - | AS Cannes | 5:1 | |||
| RC Franc-Comtois de Besançon | - | Perpignan FC | 1:0 | |||
| AS aixoise | - | FC Grenoble | 3:3 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Stade Rennais | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 59:36 | 23 | 48:22 |
| 2 |
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Angers SCO | 35 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 77:41 | 36 | 47:23 |
| 3 |
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AS Béziers (old) | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 67:43 | 24 | 47:23 |
| 4 |
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US Valenciennes-Anzin | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 65:38 | 27 | 45:25 |
| 5 |
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Stade Français FC | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 67:49 | 18 | 43:27 |
| 6 |
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Olympique Alès | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 60:44 | 16 | 43:27 |
| 7 |
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Red Star Olympique Audonien | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 74:52 | 22 | 42:28 |
| 8 |
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CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | 35 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 61:56 | 5 | 36:34 |
| 9 |
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FC Grenoble | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 42:38 | 4 | 35:35 |
| 10 |
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RC Franc-Comtois de Besançon | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 50:53 | -3 | 34:36 |
| 11 |
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Havre AC | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 45:42 | 3 | 33:37 |
| 12 |
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AS Cannes | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 46:64 | -18 | 33:37 |
| 13 |
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Sporting Club de Toulon | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 48:55 | -7 | 31:39 |
| 14 |
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FC Rouen 1899 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 41:46 | -5 | 30:40 |
| 15 |
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AS aixoise | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 48:67 | -19 | 28:42 |
| 16 |
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Perpignan FC | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 28:48 | -20 | 28:42 |
| 17 |
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FC Nantes | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 49:76 | -27 | 28:42 |
| 18 |
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FC Sète | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 37:66 | -29 | 25:45 |
| 19 |
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CA de Paris | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 37:58 | -21 | 22:48 |
| 20 |
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SO Montpelliérain | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 43:72 | -29 | 22:48 |
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